Inland Massachusetts illustrated A concise résumé of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire, their towns, villages, and cities, together with a condensed summary of their industrial advantages and development, and a comprehensive series of sketches descriptive of representative business houses To which is prefixed a short chapter on the Commonwealth at large . ph Par-sons, and twenty-one others. The plantation was given the Indian nameof Nonotuck. NORTHAMPTON. A SKAT OF (. AM) M A M I-AC 1 U IT is not owr province to d
Inland Massachusetts illustrated A concise résumé of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire, their towns, villages, and cities, together with a condensed summary of their industrial advantages and development, and a comprehensive series of sketches descriptive of representative business houses To which is prefixed a short chapter on the Commonwealth at large . ph Par-sons, and twenty-one others. The plantation was given the Indian nameof Nonotuck. NORTHAMPTON. A SKAT OF (. AM) M A M I-AC 1 U IT is not owr province to descril)e i^arlicularly the events lluil |no U>make up an accurate liistory of Northampton since its it to say that the pioneers served God, fouglit the Indian, destroyedthe wild beast, conquered the wilderness, cultivated the land and trans-mitted their best qualities to their children as pioneers have done in allnew countries since the dawn of civili/cation. Our concern is with thepresent—with the men, events, and works of our own and recent the passing remark that during the two hundred and thirty-fiveyears since her establishment, Northampton has ever proved herselfequal to every emergency of peace or war, establishing and supportingchurches, schools, agriculture, the mechanic arts, and all things that arelovely and of good report, we proceed to give such brief description of. RESIDENCK OF FRED. N. KNEELAND, ESQ.,Cashier Iirst IJank. the city, its surroundings, and industries as is compatible with our sj-)aceand sources of information. The three great events of this generation that stirred public feelingin Northampton to its deepest depths were : i—The outbreak of civilwar in iS6i ; 2—The Mill river disaster of May i6, 1S74: and 3—Thegreat Northampton bank robbery of January 26, \H-j(). The whole read-ing world is familiar with the first of these, in which ? Northampton bore,through her sons, a conspicuous part ; the secon
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